How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[minnehaha]

I see you Miss Bridget Jones (Sneaky Cream legbar). yesterday, she flew the fence to find a sneaky spot to lay her egg. I followed her until she hopped into the duck quarters, then I shut the door and left her for 15 minutes. In that 15 minutes, she laid a beautiful blue egg. I then relieved her of her flight feathers on one side via a pair of scissors......she won't be flying out of the pasture today!

P.S. The pasture is connected to her hen house where there are 10 nesting boxes, plus I have 5 other coops within the pasture with nesting boxes that are all open for business for shy girls like her. Picky picky picky!

 

[minnehaha]

It's my kitchen egg skelter. You use eggs from the low end and put new eggs at the top. Take from the bottom and they roll down. The brown and blue are my ceramic eggs. The olive are real.

I love it, it really displays the eggs beautifully!

 

[WthrLady]

Thanks. It was super easy and cheap to make and saves counter space.

 

[tntchix]

I see you Miss Bridget Jones (Sneaky Cream legbar). yesterday, she flew the fence to find a sneaky spot to lay her egg. I followed her until she hopped into the duck quarters, then I shut the door and left her for 15 minutes. In that 15 minutes, she laid a beautiful blue egg. I then relieved her of her flight feathers on one side via a pair of scissors......she won't be flying out of the pasture today!

P.S. The pasture is connected to her hen house where there are 10 nesting boxes, plus I have 5 other coops within the pasture with nesting boxes that are all open for business for shy girls like her. Picky picky picky!

You "relieved her of her flight feathers"? She's not gonna be happy with you. LOL

Thanks. It was super easy and cheap to make and saves counter space.

Can you share how it's made again? I lost the post.

 

[WthrLady]

Sure!

The end halves are a wood oval shape from the hobby store, cut in half.

The rods are simply painted dowels.

I drilled the holes at a very slight angle, near the top of one half and near the bottom of the other, and glued in place with wood glue. This allows the end bits to be mounted to the wall level with each other while maintaining the gentle downward slope of the rails.

The ends are mounted with simple tiny 'L' brackets into anchors from underneath.

Whole thing cost 3$

 

[tntchix]

Sure!

The end halves are a wood oval shape from the hobby store, cut in half.

The rods are simply painted dowels.

I drilled the holes at a very slight angle, near the top of one half and near the bottom of the other, and glued in place with wood glue. This allows the end bits to be mounted to the wall level with each other while maintaining the gentle downward slope of the rails.

The ends are mounted with simple tiny 'L' brackets into anchors from underneath.

Whole thing cost 3$

Thank you again. Did you ever post this in the DIY thread, if not you should, it's brilliant!

 

[WthrLady]

Yes.

And i chose to paint it the same as the wall so my eggs stand out, not the holder.

In the winter off season, i store my ceramics there.

 

[tntchix]

which reminds me I need to get some ceramic eggs

 

[WthrLady]

which reminds me I need to get some ceramic eggs 

hobby lobby $1.69

 

[tntchix]

really? wow. I know where I'm going this weekend. Thanks.